2017 Fantasy Baseball Rankings – Hitters – Week 8

2017 Fantasy Baseball Rankings – Batters – Week 8 Edition

The fantasy baseball rankings report for week 8 just a shade over the 1/4 way mark finds us realizing that in the end, skill wins out over luck just about every time. As noted in our previous rankings reports, we like to look closely at the BABIP and wOBA numbers because more often than not, it’s these numbers that tell us whether or not a batter is swinging over or under his head. Although there are still some wOBA numbers that are riding higher than normal, the BABIP numbers are leveling off and with that leveling we start to see the best in the game rising to the top of the ladder.

Mike Trout, Bryce Harper and Paul Goldschmidt round out the top 3, although it’s obvious at this point, Trout isn’t going to remain there due to the injury he sustained on this thumb, (expected to miss 6-8 weeks). With that aside, we can see that the skill numbers being exhibited by to top players further proves that skill wins out over luck most of the time.

My players of the week go to Trout and Harper. Trout because his 2 week surge from 4th to 1st was based on an unbelievable power surge where blasted 5 home runs while maintaining a batting average north of .350 and still stealing bases on the side. Harper, on the other hand, just remains extremely consistent after 8 weeks. He’s been in the top tier of fantasy baseball hitters each week so far, and based on that, he deserves a top nod.

On the newcomer side, Aaron Judge, Michael Conforto and Eric Thames still shine with excellent numbers although I question they have the core skills to remain in the top elite tier. Another honorable mention goes to Joey Votto, who’s super-elite plate skills have many wondering if he’s capable of striking out this season. No player in the top 20 has a better K/BB rate. His 1.37 rate is elite beyond comparison and when you factor in that is BABIP is lower than normal and his power numbers are still strong, I would place my bet on him to continue this trend and remain in the top 10.

As always friends, your comments, feedback and sharing are always welcome so feel free to comment below and share this article with your friends. Until next time, good luck with all your fantasy baseball teams.

Rank

Percentile

Position

Name

Team

G

PA

AB

H

HR

R

RBI

SB

CS

AVG

Total

1

0.994

OF

Mike Trout

Angels

47

206

163

55

16

36

36

10

1

0.337

308

2

0.988

OF

Bryce Harper

Nationals

45

199

166

56

15

44

41

0

2

0.337

248

3

0.983

1B

Paul Goldschmidt

Diamondbacks

52

223

181

57

11

43

38

12

2

0.315

239

4

0.977

1B

Freddie Freeman

Braves

37

165

135

46

14

35

25

4

3

0.341

233

5

0.972

1B

Ryan Zimmerman

Nationals

47

185

170

62

13

31

39

1

0

0.365

222

6

0.966

OF

Aaron Judge

Yankees

45

187

159

51

16

37

34

4

2

0.321

219

7

0.96

OF

Michael Conforto

Mets

44

173

146

47

13

36

32

1

0

0.322

194

8

0.955

1B

Joey Votto

Reds

49

217

174

50

12

37

39

1

1

0.287

193

9

0.949

OF

Charlie Blackmon

Rockies

51

230

212

70

12

37

45

4

3

0.330

189

10

0.944

SS

Zack Cozart

Reds

42

183

157

55

5

27

25

2

0

0.350

188

11

0.938

OF

Corey Dickerson

Rays

49

214

199

67

12

37

24

0

2

0.337

180

12

0.932

3B

Miguel Sano

Twins

45

187

157

46

11

32

37

0

0

0.293

174

13

0.927

OF

Eric Thames

Brewers

44

184

151

42

13

39

26

2

1

0.278

168

14

0.921

1B

Mark Reynolds

Rockies

48

198

175

56

13

31

43

1

1

0.320

166

15

0.91

3B

Kris Bryant

Cubs

46

213

178

50

11

34

23

4

3

0.281

162

15

0.91

3B

Jake Lamb

Diamondbacks

48

211

183

51

14

34

43

3

2

0.279

162

17

0.905

OF

Marcell Ozuna

Marlins

48

205

182

57

12

25

35

0

1

0.313

160

18

0.899

3B

Anthony Rendon

Nationals

47

197

168

48

9

24

32

3

1

0.286

148

19

0.888

OF

Matt Kemp

Braves

38

169

160

55

8

22

27

0

1

0.344

142

19

0.888

3B

Nolan Arenado

Rockies

51

221

198

56

12

35

34

1

0

0.283

142

21

0.877

2B

Daniel Murphy

Nationals

45

194

178

56

9

30

33

0

0

0.315

141

21

0.877

DH

Nelson Cruz

Mariners

49

203

175

50

12

20

41

1

0

0.286

141

23

0.871

C

Buster Posey

Giants

41

169

144

48

7

21

11

1

0

0.333

139

24

0.86

1B

Logan Morrison

Rays

50

197

167

42

14

26

35

0

0

0.251

135

24

0.86

SS

Corey Seager

Dodgers

50

215

183

52

7

36

23

2

0

0.284

135

26

0.854

SS

Francisco Lindor

Indians

47

211

187

53

11

33

24

2

1

0.283

133

27

0.843

2B

Jedd Gyorko

Cardinals

41

162

149

48

8

21

21

2

0

0.322

131

27

0.843

OF

Giancarlo Stanton

Marlins

48

208

189

53

13

26

34

0

0

0.280

131

29

0.832

3B

Justin Turner

Dodgers

39

162

140

53

1

18

17

2

0

0.379

128

29

0.832

3B

Eugenio Suarez

Reds

48

196

174

51

10

30

30

3

2

0.293

128

31

0.826

2B

Jose Altuve

Astros

50

211

190

57

7

31

24

10

2

0.300

127

32

0.821

1B

Justin Bour

Marlins

48

188

166

46

13

23

33

0

0

0.277

126

33

0.81

DH

Avisail Garcia

White Sox

47

190

178

59

8

26

37

0

2

0.331

123

33

0.81

SS

Xander Bogaerts

Red Sox

45

193

175

58

1

30

18

8

0

0.331

123

35

0.804

OF

Aaron Altherr

Phillies

41

152

132

40

8

25

26

3

2

0.303

119

36

0.798

1B

Jose Abreu

White Sox

48

207

192

58

10

32

28

0

0

0.302

118

37

0.793

SS

Carlos Correa

Astros

45

196

172

52

7

30

27

0

0

0.302

117

38

0.787

SS

Chris Owings

Diamondbacks

48

188

176

57

6

21

27

9

2

0.324

116

39

0.782

2B

Jed Lowrie

Athletics

48

202

180

54

6

31

16

0

0

0.300

114

40

0.776

OF

Brett Gardner

Yankees

43

187

161

43

9

32

22

5

1

0.267

112

41

0.77

1B

Brandon Belt

Giants

50

214

181

43

10

27

22

2

0

0.238

111

42

0.765

1B

Justin Smoak

Blue Jays

49

175

158

44

11

26

30

0

0

0.278

110

43

0.748

OF

Steven Souza Jr.

Rays

47

202

168

44

8

21

29

1

1

0.262

109

43

0.748

2B

Starlin Castro

Yankees

47

203

191

62

7

32

28

0

0

0.325

109

43

0.748

2B

Robinson Cano

Mariners

40

177

160

47

9

23

32

0

0

0.294

109

46

0.737

OF

Jay Bruce

Mets

45

201

178

46

12

28

34

0

1

0.258

108

46

0.737

OF

Adam Duvall

Reds

48

202

186

51

13

29

43

3

1

0.274

108

48

0.731

OF

Mookie Betts

Red Sox

46

210

186

50

7

29

30

8

1

0.269

107

49

0.726

3B

Travis Shaw

Brewers

44

187

176

51

9

24

35

3

0

0.290

106

50

0.72

1B

Anthony Rizzo

Cubs

48

222

184

44

12

26

30

4

0

0.239

105

51

0.709

OF

Matt Holliday

Yankees

44

174

148

39

9

19

30

1

0

0.264

99

51

0.709

OF

Khris Davis

Athletics

47

199

172

39

15

28

31

1

0

0.227

99

53

0.703

1B

Mitch Moreland

Red Sox

48

197

169

46

5

25

26

0

1

0.272

97

54

0.698

OF

Michael Brantley

Indians

41

176

158

48

5

21

21

5

1

0.304

96

55

0.687

C

Yasmani Grandal

Dodgers

43

162

144

42

5

16

23

0

0

0.292

94

55

0.687

OF

Domingo Santana

Brewers

47

178

152

41

7

26

27

4

2

0.270

94

57

0.681

1B

Eric Hosmer

Royals

49

204

185

56

4

22

16

3

0

0.303

93

58

0.675

1B

Wil Myers

Padres

51

218

200

53

11

27

29

5

3

0.265

92

59

0.653

OF

Jayson Werth

Nationals

42

172

146

40

7

26

16

4

3

0.274

90

59

0.653

3B

Matt Carpenter

Cardinals

44

191

152

34

9

23

27

0

1

0.224

90

59

0.653

OF

Kevin Pillar

Blue Jays

48

216

197

57

7

31

13

8

4

0.289

90

59

0.653

OF

Jose Bautista

Blue Jays

50

217

180

43

9

32

27

3

0

0.239

90

63

0.648

OF

Scott Schebler

Reds

47

189

170

41

15

22

29

3

1

0.241

88

64

0.642

OF

Justin Upton

Tigers

47

191

165

40

9

29

23

5

2

0.242

86

65

0.636

3B

Joey Gallo

Rangers

50

187

162

32

15

32

32

4

0

0.198

85

66

0.625

2B

Jean Segura

Mariners

39

180

168

57

4

28

20

6

6

0.339

83

66

0.625

OF

Cameron Maybin

Angels

43

184

154

38

3

29

12

12

1

0.247

83

68

0.62

2B

Josh Harrison

Pirates

49

206

184

57

6

20

16

5

3

0.310

82

69

0.614

3B

Jose Ramirez

Indians

47

195

175

48

7

24

25

3

3

0.274

79

70

0.603

2B

Brian Dozier

Twins

42

199

170

43

7

22

20

8

5

0.253

78

70

0.603

1B

Chris Davis

Orioles

47

196

167

38

10

26

18

0

0

0.228

78

72

0.597

OF

David Peralta

Diamondbacks

43

171

159

49

4

25

12

4

1

0.308

77

73

0.592

OF

A.J. Pollock

Diamondbacks

37

163

154

46

2

26

11

11

2

0.299

76

74

0.586

OF

Nomar Mazara

Rangers

47

196

177

48

6

23

32

2

0

0.271

72

75

0.575

2B

Ben Zobrist

Cubs

41

162

142

37

6

17

18

0

0

0.261

71

75

0.575

OF

Andrew Benintendi

Red Sox

47

212

183

50

5

27

27

7

1

0.273

71

77

0.569

C

J.T. Realmuto

Marlins

42

172

156

47

4

19

18

1

1

0.301

70

78

0.553

OF

Max Kepler

Twins

44

180

157

40

5

23

21

3

1

0.255

69

78

0.553

OF

Nick Markakis

Braves

48

210

186

56

1

26

24

0

1

0.301

69

78

0.553

OF

Lorenzo Cain

Royals

47

200

174

46

2

17

10

12

0

0.264

69

81

0.547

2B

Cesar Hernandez

Phillies

47

213

195

56

5

35

12

6

3

0.287

68

82

0.541

2B

Neil Walker

Mets

47

204

184

49

6

27

28

0

0

0.266

66

83

0.525

3B

Mike Moustakas

Royals

44

186

177

45

13

23

26

0

0

0.254

65

83

0.525

C

Salvador Perez

Royals

46

185

172

46

11

17

29

0

0

0.267

65

83

0.525

OF

Josh Reddick

Astros

47

183

161

45

6

27

20

2

2

0.280

65

86

0.508

OF

Brandon Drury

Diamondbacks

45

175

164

49

4

18

19

1

1

0.299

64

86

0.508

2B

Jonathan Schoop

Orioles

46

184

167

46

7

23

22

0

0

0.275

64

86

0.508

DH

Edwin Encarnacion

Indians

48

208

173

39

9

21

20

1

0

0.225

64

89

0.497

2B

Kolten Wong

Cardinals

41

157

133

37

1

18

16

3

1

0.278

63

89

0.497

SS

Elvis Andrus

Rangers

50

212

198

55

6

27

22

10

4

0.278

63

91

0.486

1B

Joe Mauer

Twins

41

171

152

43

3

23

18

0

0

0.283

62

91

0.486

1B

Josh Bell

Pirates

51

187

166

39

9

24

20

1

1

0.235

62

93

0.48

2B

Dustin Pedroia

Red Sox

44

196

170

50

2

17

21

1

2

0.294

60

94

0.463

1B

Hanley Ramirez

Red Sox

41

168

146

39

6

21

20

1

2

0.267

59

94

0.463

OF

Christian Yelich

Marlins

46

203

179

48

6

32

22

3

0

0.268

59

94

0.463

DH

Carlos Santana

Indians

48

218

190

44

5

27

29

2

0

0.232

59

97

0.452

OF

Jacoby Ellsbury

Yankees

39

153

135

38

4

19

14

8

2

0.281

58

97

0.452

1B

Tommy Joseph

Phillies

44

164

148

38

8

21

24

1

0

0.257

58

99

0.435

OF

George Springer

Astros

46

204

181

44

11

32

28

0

2

0.243

57

99

0.435

2B

Brandon Phillips

Braves

44

168

156

47

3

21

16

7

2

0.301

57

99

0.435

OF

Yasmany Tomas

Diamondbacks

42

164

150

37

8

19

31

0

0

0.247

57

102

0.424

C

Matt Wieters

Nationals

39

152

137

38

4

15

17

1

0

0.277

54

102

0.424

OF

Ender Inciarte

Braves

48

225

208

59

5

31

18

9

4

0.284

54

104

0.407

OF

Shin-Soo Choo

Rangers

43

182

153

38

5

23

21

3

2

0.248

52

104

0.407

1B

Miguel Cabrera

Tigers

37

158

136

35

5

14

19

0

1

0.257

52

104

0.407

3B

Evan Longoria

Rays

51

230

204

49

7

28

23

1

0

0.240

52

107

0.396

OF

Dexter Fowler

Cardinals

43

182

158

36

6

26

18

1

0

0.228

51

107

0.396

SS

Andrelton Simmons

Angels

52

216

196

55

4

18

20

4

2

0.281

51

109

0.391

3B

Manny Machado

Orioles

47

210

186

41

10

22

25

2

1

0.220

50

110

0.385

OF

Keon Broxton

Brewers

45

167

153

40

5

27

14

10

5

0.261

49

111

0.379

3B

Kyle Seager

Mariners

48

200

173

44

4

16

22

0

0

0.254

48

112

0.374

3B

Hernan Perez

Brewers

44

161

151

40

5

20

20

2

1

0.265

47

113

0.363

OF

Carlos Gomez

Rangers

38

164

142

35

4

19

13

5

2

0.246

46

113

0.363

OF

Hunter Renfroe

Padres

51

201

186

44

9

20

20

2

0

0.237

46

115

0.357

DH

Kendrys Morales

Blue Jays

46

188

174

43

9

21

26

0

0

0.247

45

116

0.351

OF

Leury Garcia

White Sox

44

159

145

40

6

22

17

4

2

0.276

42

117

0.346

3B

Ryon Healy

Athletics

48

193

184

48

8

19

22

0

1

0.261

40

118

0.34

OF

Billy Hamilton

Reds

46

218

199

51

1

36

16

26

3

0.256

39

119

0.335

2B

Ryan Schimpf

Padres

46

177

147

24

13

21

24

0

0

0.163

38

120

0.329

OF

Mark Trumbo

Orioles

48

209

195

51

7

29

23

1

0

0.262

37

121

0.318

C

Francisco Cervelli

Pirates

42

161

141

36

3

19

20

0

2

0.255

36

121

0.318

DH

Victor Martinez

Tigers

45

187

163

42

4

14

25

0

0

0.258

36

123

0.312

2B

DJ LeMahieu

Rockies

52

223

200

56

2

25

17

3

3

0.280

35

124

0.307

SS

Aledmys Diaz

Cardinals

44

194

184

49

5

19

14

4

1

0.266

33

125

0.301

OF

Yasiel Puig

Dodgers

48

192

172

39

9

24

27

6

2

0.227

32

126

0.296

3B

Eduardo Nunez

Giants

48

194

184

52

2

21

17

13

2

0.283

29

127

0.29

OF

Trea Turner

Nationals

39

173

165

41

5

28

23

11

2

0.248

28

128

0.284

OF

Kevin Kiermaier

Rays

53

225

198

49

4

26

15

9

4

0.247

27

129

0.279

SS

Jordy Mercer

Pirates

49

191

165

40

4

19

17

0

3

0.242

26

130

0.268

3B

Yunel Escobar

Angels

38

170

158

42

5

22

17

0

2

0.266

25

130

0.268

OF

Carlos Gonzalez

Rockies

47

198

176

43

4

22

17

0

0

0.244

25

132

0.256

OF

Adam Jones

Orioles

45

202

190

49

8

23

21

1

1

0.258

24

132

0.256

2B

Devon Travis

Blue Jays

44

173

163

41

4

20

19

4

2

0.252

24

134

0.251

3B

Trevor Plouffe

Athletics

46

167

152

37

6

20

13

1

1

0.243

21

135

0.234

3B

Danny Valencia

Mariners

44

174

157

38

4

14

16

1

1

0.242

20

135

0.234

2B

Dee Gordon

Marlins

47

205

190

53

0

25

8

15

2

0.279

20

135

0.234

SS

Tim Beckham

Rays

48

199

187

48

7

18

23

2

0

0.257

20

138

0.223

2B

Ian Kinsler

Tigers

41

181

159

38

4

30

11

1

2

0.239

19

138

0.223

3B

Todd Frazier

White Sox

41

167

140

26

6

21

21

3

1

0.186

19

140

0.201

3B

Alex Bregman

Astros

48

187

168

42

3

17

14

4

2

0.250

17

140

0.201

OF

Melky Cabrera

White Sox

46

198

181

46

5

26

26

0

0

0.254

17

140

0.201

SS

Freddy Galvis

Phillies

48

190

172

41

4

17

24

3

1

0.238

17

140

0.201

3B

Chase Headley

Yankees

43

174

158

36

3

22

20

5

0

0.228

17

144

0.189

C

Yadier Molina

Cardinals

41

176

159

42

4

16

19

3

2

0.264

15

144

0.189

DH

Albert Pujols

Angels

45

195

181

45

6

15

34

1

0

0.249

15

146

0.178

3B

Yangervis Solarte

Padres

51

206

180

43

3

16

24

2

0

0.239

13

146

0.178

OF

Andrew McCutchen

Pirates

49

203

183

39

7

21

23

5

1

0.213

13

148

0.167

OF

Manuel Margot

Padres

47

200

185

48

4

16

13

5

5

0.259

12

148

0.167

SS

Jorge Polanco

Twins

40

173

155

39

2

17

19

2

1

0.252

12

150

0.162

OF

Eddie Rosario

Twins

44

159

148

39

4

18

12

1

3

0.264

9

151

0.156

2B

Joe Panik

Giants

48

195

176

43

2

20

14

2

0

0.244

5

152

0.139

OF

Michael Saunders

Phillies

47

170

160

37

6

23

19

0

1

0.231

4

152

0.139

DH

Carlos Beltran

Astros

44

177

165

39

5

21

15

0

0

0.236

4

152

0.139

OF

Randal Grichuk

Cardinals

46

181

167

37

4

19

19

5

1

0.222

4

155

0.134

OF

Kyle Schwarber

Cubs

44

192

164

29

7

21

19

0

0

0.177

1

156

0.122

3B

Yulieski Gurriel

Astros

44

170

160

42

4

18

17

0

1

0.263

-1

156

0.122

1B

Mike Napoli

Rangers

48

195

175

34

11

21

25

0

0

0.194

-1

158

0.1

OF

Jarrod Dyson

Mariners

47

171

147

33

2

24

11

14

3

0.224

-2

158

0.1

SS

Tim Anderson

White Sox

42

181

175

45

5

22

12

3

0

0.257

-2

158

0.1

OF

Matt Joyce

Athletics

42

155

134

26

5

15

17

1

1

0.194

-2

158

0.1

SS

Jonathan Villar

Brewers

49

212

192

42

5

25

24

12

3

0.219

-2

162

0.094

3B

Jose Reyes

Mets

47

195

174

36

3

25

17

6

0

0.207

-5

163

0.089

3B

Nick Castellanos

Tigers

48

210

189

41

4

22

25

1

1

0.217

-6

164

0.083

C

Austin Hedges

Padres

48

165

151

31

8

16

21

0

1

0.205

-8

165

0.078

SS

Addison Russell

Cubs

46

183

166

36

3

26

19

2

0

0.217

-9

166

0.072

OF

Curtis Granderson

Mets

47

181

162

31

4

21

19

1

0

0.191

-10

167

0.067

SS

Orlando Arcia

Brewers

46

167

156

38

4

22

17

1

3

0.244

-12

168

0.061

3B

Maikel Franco

Phillies

45

187

169

36

6

17

28

0

0

0.213

-14

169

0.05

SS

Jose Peraza

Reds

46

191

182

47

1

23

15

10

2

0.258

-17

169

0.05

OF

Kole Calhoun

Angels

50

215

191

40

5

20

16

2

0

0.209

-17

171

0.044

SS

Dansby Swanson

Braves

47

192

168

32

4

19

18

1

0

0.190

-26

172

0.039

SS

Erick Aybar

Padres

46

166

148

29

4

15

8

5

1

0.196

-27

173

0.033

OF

Byron Buxton

Twins

43

148

131

25

2

13

7

7

1

0.191

-30

174

0.027

2B

Rougned Odor

Rangers

51

214

200

42

7

24

22

5

4

0.210

-39

175

0.022

OF

Odubel Herrera

Phillies

48

201

189

41

3

16

13

4

3

0.217

-43

176

0.016

SS

J.J. Hardy

Orioles

45

171

161

35

3

13

16

0

1

0.217

-45

177

0.011

OF

Alex Gordon

Royals

43

174

150

26

0

10

8

1

2

0.173

-84

178

0.005

SS

Alcides Escobar

Royals

49

198

186

32

0

13

10

0

0

0.172

-135

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